Kennington
OS Grid Reference:	TQ305775 (http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=TQ305775)
Administration
Borough:	Lambeth
County:	Greater London
Region:	Greater London
Nation:	England
Other
Ceremonial County:	Greater London
Traditional County:	Surrey
Post Office and Telephone
Post town:	LONDON
Postcode:	SE11
Dialling Code:	020

Kennington is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth.

Kennington Park (laid out by Victorian architect James Pennethorne) now exists on the site of Kennington Common. This is where the Chartists gathered for their biggest demonstration in 1848.

Nearest places:

• Vauxhall
• Walworth
• Newington — usually known as Elephant and Castle
• Stockwell
• Camberwell

Nearest tube stations:

• Kennington tube station
• Oval tube station

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There are also two villages in England with the name:

• Kennington: a village in Kent
• Kennington: a village south of Oxford